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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: kpnuts on August 03, 2014, 02:09:30 AM

Title: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 03, 2014, 02:09:30 AM

hi all decided my next long term build will be to use up all my steam engine broken models, here is an idea of what I'm thinking
(http://i.imgur.com/WNtGSp7.jpg)
so ive done some work on the base
(http://i.imgur.com/8Lon1KZ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/xaJs5Ea.jpg)
now I need so help on composition, which way round(loads more weathering needed this is just for composition.
(http://i.imgur.com/jDQud3g.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FYCNaG3.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8swd0SG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NA4GHJn.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 03, 2014, 04:00:28 AM

Off to a good start.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 03, 2014, 01:17:19 PM

Brother, have I got some photo's for you! :D

Over the last 2 days I've been taking photo's of old heavy machinery, including a couple of diesel train engines.

I'm on night shift from tonight but I'll try to get some of them onto PhotoBucket & posted here for you a.s.a.p.

You want decaying steel, I'm your man! ;D

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 03, 2014, 04:01:28 PM

Thanks mate I eagerly await them.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 04, 2014, 09:08:32 AM

Uploading to PhotoBucket now. :)

At the interweb speeds here, that could take several days (for 80+ pictures). :icon_crap:

When done I'll post 1 or 2 samples & the link to the album. ;)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 04, 2014, 02:53:06 PM

Thanks looking forward to seeing them.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 04, 2014, 05:57:30 PM

Still uploading! :)

Only 3 fails, so far, & 52 uploaded out of 86.

With luck they'll be done by the time I finish work in the morning, & I can redo the fails & get them posted before I go to bed. 8)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Madhatter on August 04, 2014, 06:29:53 PM

way too cool for school! Love it :D
I can see a couple of awesome could-be steam punk projects in amongst that collection ;)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 05, 2014, 08:09:45 AM

OK, here we go!

(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/Rust%20to%20Rust/DSCN2280_zps8b7b52f0.jpg)

(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/Rust%20to%20Rust/DSCN2325_zps700264d1.jpg)

(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/Rust%20to%20Rust/DSCN2375_zps66ff55e2.jpg)

The whole 86 photo's (so far) are here!

http://s459.photobucket.com/user/GPlachy/library/Rust%20to%20Rust?sort=3&page=1 (http://s459.photobucket.com/user/GPlachy/library/Rust%20to%20Rust?sort=3&page=1)

There will be more added to the Rust to Rust album as I travel around the island photographing abandoned equipment & vehicles.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 06, 2014, 03:22:20 AM

Thanks for taking the time that is what you call rust here is what I've got so far. I can see I will have to try and do more rust on the other things I am adding.
(http://i.imgur.com/lSeNufA.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/jz7rF2V.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Uo1NUdD.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/jV3ygkK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/VT1wH72.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 06, 2014, 02:49:13 PM

 :)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 07, 2014, 02:55:58 AM

Hi all here is my next update the junk yard is starting to fill up.
(http://i.imgur.com/7rhxcYg.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/a1i0EBx.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/0Pf6Ord.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wvO3I5P.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YtWk7ug.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/AmCSjfg.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 07, 2014, 02:36:54 PM

Wow, looking good! :)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 08, 2014, 02:37:31 AM

Hi all here is tonights progress.
(http://i.imgur.com/yj1AuVj.jpg)
I decided that this scrapyard should have everything including a kitchen sink, but I don't have a 1/16th sink,so I devised a cunning plan to make one.
first I measured my sink then a made a 1/16th former.
(http://i.imgur.com/8Bs93pc.jpg)
then I cut a piece of ply 2mm bigger than the former (I will be using 2mm plasticard as my hot air gun has bit the dust I will be using a blow torch so need a fairly robust piece of plastic)for pushing the plastic over the former.
(http://i.imgur.com/kODqPYX.jpg)
oops I did not heat the plastic up enough so only got it half way down before the plastic cooled down, then getting it off I snapped it so I had to make another one.
(http://i.imgur.com/CdoEot6.jpg)
unfortunatlely I snapped this one getting it off as it was so tight, but this is what I got
(http://i.imgur.com/S6KZ8Pn.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yVtFFsx.jpg)
and with a bit of cutting and drilling this is what i got
(http://i.imgur.com/e1ctVov.jpg)
then when painted and added to the scrap yard here is the effect
(http://i.imgur.com/U0LQ1rB.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mzwrt2b.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/CyHGu1T.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/SUuWnMi.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 08, 2014, 02:50:25 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 08, 2014, 01:43:18 PM

Now it's got everything! ;D

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Queeg on August 08, 2014, 02:01:52 PM

That sink is genius ...........  plenty to look at, great stuff!!

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: andonio64 on August 09, 2014, 12:33:09 AM

Kpnuts you are a genius!
I like the idea and the way you turned it into a model!

The old dismissed sink is a masterpiece!

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 09, 2014, 03:46:13 AM

Thanks all glad you liked it not done anything tonight and am going to be updating the flying tank tomorrow, at least thatsvmy plan I've had a sudden mojo loss oh and the name is Ken to my mates.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 10, 2014, 01:20:33 AM

Hi here is tonights instalment I have not done anything with the wood on the train as I have no idea how to weather plastic wood I may remove it altogether if I cant work out how to age it.

(http://i.imgur.com/FE9U42U.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/qOdeq1d.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/BNfDHYy.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/Cr1tMZD.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/n9SpLF0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/XCAT7RG.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Weaver on August 10, 2014, 01:49:47 AM

This is a great project: I love this sort of stuff. :)

Painted wood generally ages like this: first the paint flakes off, leaving a matt, bleached, unvarnished wood effect underneath it. then rot sets in, making the wood go green and brown shades, usually starting at a cut end and creeping along. The wood eventually breaks up and crumbles away. It may also get white or orange spores on it during the rotting phase.

I'd say what you need to do it strip the paint off those parts, mess up the ends and the joints where they'd rot, paint them in a wood colour, then partially put the red and green back on using something like the hairspray/salt technique to make it look flakey. They you can do the rot with washes of greens and browns.

You could also have the windows fogged over with dust and have green mould creeping up them.

This is the sort of effect I'm talking about:

(http://i4.getreading.co.uk/incoming/article4093068.ece/alternates/s615/C_67_article_2118577_body_articleblock_0_bodyimage.jpg)

(http://www.ronhazelton.com/assets/uploads/projects/P0319a.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 10, 2014, 02:04:09 AM

Thanks for the info not sure I am up to it but at least I can take it off if I ruin it.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Weaver on August 10, 2014, 02:07:11 AM

Also, do google image searches on "flaking paint on wood", and "rotten wooden window frames": it's a gold mine...

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 10, 2014, 04:22:21 PM

Thanks for all the help I am wondering if it would be easier to make the cab out of wood then age that, I thought this was going to quickly, I started this post saying "my next long term project" and it's only been just over a week and I'm nearly done, so maybe I should give this part a bit of time.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 11, 2014, 12:50:00 AM

Hi all back to the junk yard, had a go at ageing the cab today.
(http://i.imgur.com/hcqvDad.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RnItWOC.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/BCb7H0h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wCOslZM.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/GsVWo5f.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/P3pwvEC.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 11, 2014, 02:10:17 AM

That weathering effect looks good.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: elmayerle on August 11, 2014, 02:25:39 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on August 11, 2014, 02:10:17 AM

That weathering effect looks good.

Seconded!  It looks like you caught the effect well.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Weaver on August 11, 2014, 03:02:38 AM

Nailed that! Well done.  :)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 11, 2014, 09:29:31 AM

Quote from: Weaver on August 11, 2014, 03:02:38 AM

Nailed that! Well done.  :)

^^^^
This! 8)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: jcf on August 12, 2014, 12:51:37 AM

From a series of photos a friend took last year at the Snoqualmie Railway Museum.

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/BTS/03e1dc87ec4379475ed710471c963d33.jpg)

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/BTS/5abbe78c5c31e937598c5e34cf06eef1.jpg)

Here is the whole album on his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.tontoni/media_set?set=a.10201116159615545.1073741834.1515795838&type=3 (https://www.facebook.com/stephen.tontoni/media_set?set=a.10201116159615545.1073741834.1515795838&type=3)

Stephen died suddenly just a few months after taking the photos.

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 12, 2014, 03:19:08 AM

sorry to hear about your friend you have my sympathy true friends are hard to come by.

tonights update can't believe its nearly done.
(http://i.imgur.com/WYzDDna.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/LHBSU0B.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RbFlanH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/90Ds8B0.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/WyffXIr.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/SodwWX8.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FWz5dg5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/CLtDGgS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Zvdrx5p.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/7dM6CLi.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OQkoghn.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/gXOxhFS.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: kpnuts on August 13, 2014, 03:06:15 AM

Hi all well I'm calling it finished so this scrap yard is destined for the scrap draw as I have no room for it.
(http://i.imgur.com/7FimN5O.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/u4Vx6Hg.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/9ktaTiM.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mOSv94o.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Sx2jhr2.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RL2OMTp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/GlYPvpw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/A5jxptO.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ThVMfoG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IAadzmZ.jpg)

Title: Re: Steam grave yard
Post by: Old Wombat on August 13, 2014, 08:37:36 AM

Quote from: kpnuts on August 13, 2014, 03:06:15 AM

Hi all well I'm calling it finished so this scrap yard is destined for the scrap draw as I have no room for it.

This is a major tragedy, as the Scrap Yard is too awesome to scrap! :o